City Commission Regular Meetings • Agendas: 01/23/23, 01/09/23, 12/27/22
Agendas by City Clerk Kalla Langston
All completed City Commission Meeting Minutes available to read on the City of Buchanan website HERE.
Please note that a few highlights from the latest City Commission Meeting Agendas are posted below. At the end of each agenda’s highlights, click on the link to take you to more detailed minutes of that meeting.
Also, meeting minutes may not be published in each issue of The Buchanan Chronicle, but instead as they become available.
Regular Meeting of the Buchanan City Commission • Monday, January 23, 2023 – 7pm
- Meeting Highlights:
- Meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Sean Denison.
- Scheduled Matters from the Floor Included:
- Resolution #2023.01/03 – Consider approving a resolution to support the Berrien County Trails Master Plan.
- Reports by Departments, Committees, Boards Included:
- Buchanan Tree Friends Report: Vice-Chair, Richard Martin.
- Water Trailer – Consider the purchase of a water trailer.
- Community Development Report – Director Richard Murphy
- AEP Grant Award to the City of Buchanan for the St. Joseph River Public Access Strategic Plan – Consider approving.
- Buchanan Tree Friends Report: Vice-Chair, Richard Martin.
- Meeting adjourned at 9:59pm.
- Read the original agenda HERE (page 1).
- Read the full minutes HERE (page 6).
Regular Meeting of the Buchanan City Commission • Monday, January 09, 2023 – 7pm
- Meeting Highlights:
- Meeting was called to order by Mayor Denison at 7:00 P.M.
- Scheduled Matters from the Floor Included:
- Andy Campbell with Baker Tilly – Presentation regarding the analysis of the DPW building costs, and how it relates to water/sewer rates.
- Mark Seaman of PointBlu – Consider proposals relating to the demolitions of the Old Feed Mill/Baroda Tire Too properties.
- Reports by Departments, Committees, Boards Included:
- Community Development Report – Director Rich Murphy:
- Trail Extension Proposal – Consider approving the proposal for design and construction engineering services from Wightman and Associates for the McCoy’s Creek Trail extension.
- Public Safety Report – Chief Harvey Burnett
- Resolution # 2023.01/01 – Consider approving a resolution to adopt the 2022 Berrien County Multi-Hazard, Multi-Jurisdictional Plan.
- Purchase of a New Police Patrol Vehicle – Consider approving the purchase of a new police patrol vehicle that will replace our current primary patrol (46-2) 2015 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD vehicle.
- Single Lift Station / Infrastructure at the fifteen-2-twelve Restaurant.
- Recommended by the Joint Water Sewer Board to bring in front of the City Commission after their special meeting this morning.
- Community Development Report – Director Rich Murphy:
- Meeting adjourned at 9:46pm.
- Read the original agenda HERE (page 1).
- Read the full minutes HERE (page 4).
Regular Meeting of the Buchanan City Commission • Tuesday, December 27, 2022 – 7pm
- Meeting Highlights:
- Meeting was called to order by Mayor Denison at 7:00 P.M.
- Scheduled Matters from the Floor Included:
- Culvert Evaluation Agreement – Consider authorizing Manager Grace to sign the proposed contract formalizing the agreement previously approved verbally by the City Commission during a special meeting on site at the culvert location.
- Front Street & Oak Traffic Signal Agreement – Consider approving an agreement to authorize work to upgrade the traffic signal at Front & Oak.
- Reports by Departments, Committees, Boards Included:
- Friends of the Trail – Jerry Flenar update on Trail Grant Extension.
- Meeting adjourned at 9:07pm.
- Read the original agenda HERE (page 1).
- Read the full minutes HERE (page 3).
All completed City Commission Meeting Minutes available to read on the City of Buchanan website HERE.
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About The City of Buchanan City Commission: The City operates under the Commission–Manager form of government as prescribed by the City Charter. Under this model the City Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the City, with the Buchanan City Commission’s main function being legislative and setting important policies that chart the future course of Buchanan. The City Commission is made up of five (5) members who serve four (4) year terms. The Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem are selected at the first meeting in November following the City election. Current City Manager: Heather Grace ~ Current Mayor: Sean Denison.
- City Commission Meetings:
- Meetings are held at City Hall on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. unless it is a holiday and then the meeting is the next business day. Residents are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
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- Friday : 9am-1pm
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